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A dust storm or sand storm is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions. Dust storms arise when a gust front or other strong wind blows loose sand and dirt from a dry surface. Particles are transported by saltation and suspension, a process that moves soil from one place and deposits it in another. The Sahara and drylands around the Arabian peninsula are the main terrestrial sources of airborne dust, with some contributions from Iran, Pakistan and India into the Arabian Sea, and China's significant storms deposit dust in the Pacific. It has been argued that recently, poor management of the Earth's drylands, such as neglecting the fallow system, are increasing dust storms from desert margins and changing both the local and global climate, and also impacting local economies.
- Related: Asian Dust, Dry line, Dust Bowl, Fog, Haboob, Sirocco, Iberulite, Saharan Air Layer, Saharan dust, Shamal (wind)
| Slide Show of a Dust Storm Slide Show of a Dust Storm lubbockonline.com/gallery/dirtygallery/index.htm - Web |
| Dust in the Wind Dust in the Wind www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/almanac/arc2002/alm02jun.htm - Web |
| Video of a dust storm in Al Asad Iraq, April 27, 2... Video of a dust storm in Al Asad Iraq, April 27, 2005 video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1120793438507203379 - Web |
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| Photos of dust storms Photos of dust storms texashistory.unt.edu/.../ - Web |
| The Bibliography of Aeolian Research The Bibliography of Aeolian Research www.lbk.ars.usda.gov/wewc/biblio/bar.htm - Web |
| Storms tear through Texas, neighbor states; Proper... Storms tear through Texas, neighbor states; Property damage, fires, injuries reported; Arkansas hit hardest www.dallasnews.com/.../022507dntswdustblast.9733cf.html - Web |
| Dallas dust storm causes LAX delays, cancellations Dallas dust storm causes LAX delays, cancellations cbs2chicago.com/national/topstories_story_056164157.html - Web |
| University of Arizona Dust Model Page University of Arizona Dust Model Page www.atmo.arizona.edu/research/dust/dust.html - Web |
| Photos of a sandstorm in Riyadh in 2009 Photos of a sandstorm in Riyadh in 2009 news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_7936000/7936912.stm - Web |
| Dust storm in Phoenix Arizona via YouTube Dust storm in Phoenix Arizona via YouTube www.youtube.com/.../watch?v=xmWuI504WsU&feature=player_embedded#at=82 - Web |
| Nature's Fury: Monster Dust Storms Nature's Fury: Monster Dust Storms www.life.com/gallery/62381/natures-fury-monster-dust-storms - Web |
